Blue Angels.

Commissioned in 1981, receiving his wings in 1983. His first squadron was VA-174 flying the A-7E Corsair. In January 1984 he went to the VA-82 on USS Nimitz. After this he went on to fly the F/A-18 Hornet with VFA-106.

He was named as pilot of the year in 1988 in VFA-106. In 1989/90 pat was one of the three Navy East Coast demonstration pilots. Pat flew No 3 in 1991, and No 4 in 1992. 1992 was the year of the teams historic displays in Russia, as part of a 30 day tour of Europe.